North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Tennessee State Tigers

College Football

NC A&T

0-1

21-24

Final

Tennessee St

1-0

Nissan Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Missed FG
Punt
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NCAT	7	7	0	7	21
TNST	7	3	7	7	24

Who won: Tennessee St 24-21

The Tennessee State Tigers beat the North Carolina A&T Aggies 24-21 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Nissan Stadium. Jonathan Palmer led the Tennessee St in passing yards (11/21, 123 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Braxton Thomas led the NC A&T in passing yards (11/13, 169 YDS, 1 TD).

Player of the game

Kendric Rhymes

TNST · 21 CAR, 174 YDS, 2 TD

8.5

Win probability

100%TNST final

NCATTNST

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Play by play

Q4 0:06NCA
Andrew Brown 38 yd FG MISSED , Matthew Wilson...
Andrew Brown 38 yd FG MISSED , Matthew Wilson return for no gain to the TNST 21
4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at TNST 21
Q4 0:23NCA
Rush
Braxton Thomas run for 3 yds to the TNST 21
3rd & 7 at TNST 24
Q4 0:29NCA
Pass incompletion
Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
2nd & 7 at TNST 24
Q4 2:00NCA
3 yd run
Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 24
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TNST 27
Q4 2:00NCA
14 yd completion
Braxton Thomas pass complete to Elijah Kennedy for 14 yds to the TNST 27 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at TNST 41
Q4 2:00NCA
Rush
Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 41
1st & 10 at TNST 45
Q4 2:00NCA
31 yd completion
Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 31 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NCAT 24
Q4 2:00NCA
2 yd run
Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at NCAT 22
Q4 2:52NCA
11 yd completion
Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 11 yds to the NCAT 22
2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at NCAT 11
Q4 2:52NCA
2 yd completion
Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 11
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NCAT 13
Q4 2:52TNS
Punt
Mark Shenouda punt for 40 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 13
4th & 14 at NCAT 49
Q4 3:48TNS
1 yd run
Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the NCAT 49
3rd & 15 · 3rd & 15 at 50
Q4 5:20TNS
Rush
Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line
2nd & 15 at 50
Q4 5:20TNS
FLAG
Penalty
Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Veguer Jean-Jumeau) to the 50 yard line
1st & 10 at NCAT 45
Q4 5:20NCA
Punt, 4 yds
DJ Page punt for 40 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 45
4th & 16 · 4th & 16 at NCAT 9
Q4 6:59NCA
FLAG
Flag: penalty
North Carolina A&T Penalty, delay of game (DJ Page) to the NCAT 9
4th & 11 · 4th & 11 at NCAT 14
Q4 6:59NCA
Pass incompletion
Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Jayvonne Dillard
3rd & 11 at NCAT 14
Q4 6:59NCA
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 14
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at NCAT 15
Q4 6:59NCA
Rush
Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the NCAT 15
1st & 10 at NCAT 15
Q4 6:59TNS
Punt, 0 yds
Mark Shenouda punt for 46 yds
4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at TNST 39
Q4 9:58TNS
Incomplete
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery, broken up by Aaron Harris
3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at TNST 39
Q4 9:58TNS
4 yd completion
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 4 yds to the TNST 39
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at TNST 35
Q4 9:58TNS
No gain on the run
Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the TNST 35
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TNST 35
Q4 9:58TNS
6 yd completion
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 6 yds to the TNST 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at TNST 29
Q4 9:58TNS
4 yd run
Kendric Rhymes run for 4 yds to the TNST 29
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TNST 25